Army scales back direct role in Phuket beach management, public transport 

By The Phuket News

 

Lt Gen Pornsak Poonsawat, Commander of the Army Region 4, at the meeting yesterday (May 10). Photo: PR Dept
 

PHUKET: As the Thai military scales back its direct role in local administration within the province, Lt Gen Pornsak Poonsawat, Commander of the Army Region 4, yesterday announced that responsibility for several issues in Phuket overseen by the Army will be handed over to the Phuket branch of the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) before the end of May.

 

Isoc, of which there is a provincial office in every province in the country and serves as the political arm of the Thai military.

 

Among the issues mentioned as to be handed over to Isoc yesterday were enforcement of Phuket’s beach management rules, which includes the enforcement of the “10% rule”, which allows vendors at selected beaches operate on only 10% of the total beach area as covered by sand.

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/army-scales-back-direct-role-in-phuket-beach-management-public-transport-71397.php

 

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Understand......it's just far too hard for these brave army people to control umbrella and jet ski people!

There's a new bag man in town.

21 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

Understand......it's just far too hard for these brave army people to control umbrella and jet ski people!

And they failed to halt the Russian invasion.

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

political arm of the Thai military.

Possibly to control the civilian government. 

 

In most countries, the military serves the civilian government, but a political office shows they compete or want control. 

There are those that complain about military interference. Then there are those that complain that the military aren't doing enough. Then there are those that find pleasure in simply complaining. Add them all up, and their numbers are a small, but noisy minority.

12 minutes ago, Benmart said:

There are those that complain about military interference. Then there are those that complain that the military aren't doing enough. Then there are those that find pleasure in simply complaining. Add them all up, and their numbers are a small, but noisy minority.

Minority? Have you seen the election results?

23 minutes ago, Joe Mcseismic said:

Minority? Have you seen the election results?

Isn't this scale back just a results of the election, i.e. to more cooks to more......

10 hours ago, rooster59 said:

the Army will be handed over to the Phuket branch of the Internal Security Operations Command

TRANSLATION:

The Army will be handed over to the Army.

ISOC is the political arm of the Thai military and led in 2018 by Army deputy chief Apirat Kongsompong. This is no civilian, nonpartisan organization.

 

8 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

Understand......it's just far too hard for these brave army people to control umbrella and jet ski people!

Yes. They now intend to focus back on the lottery ticket prices.

"“10% rule”, which allows vendors at selected beaches operate on only 10% of the total beach area as covered by sand." - Have they trained officials to calculate surface areas of uneven objects and then 10%?

Have been defeated by the Taxi / Tuk Tuk hordes

14 hours ago, Reigntax said:

Yes. They now intend to focus back on the lottery ticket prices.

Nah.....that too is far too difficult....easier to fire all the LO board and get army people in there to ensure their 275K free tickets in each draw win!

Back to normal soon 

The isoc's will have less time on their iphones who will now crush that candy very unfair lt-Gen????

Ah well nice whilst it lasted. So the Smart bus service will be trashed, taxi fares will go up and more SCAMs on the beach ... so it will be business as usual !